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News that Kilkee Tourist Office to remain open Welcome
I welcome the news that Kilkee Tourist office is to remain open. In the past months I’ve led calls to maintain the service at the tourist office, writing to those responsible in regional tourism to try prevent that event happening and seek assurances that visitors to the region will continue to be serviced by an […]
Clarecastle Daycare Unit remains closed
I have written to the Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for Older People, Ms. Ăine Brady with regard to the opening of the new purposed built Dementia Daycare Unit built on the grounds of the Clarecastle Daycare Centre. Last month, I was part of a deputation who met with Minister […]
Train Stop Crusheen
With the opening of the Limerick to Galway section of the western Rail Corridor this week, it is now important that pressure is maintained to provide for a stop at the busy satellite town of Crusheen Ceist DĂĄla Uimh: 522 23 MĂĄrta 2010 To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the supports […]
Planning & Development Bill 2009
The Minister for the Environment has made much of his reforming measures of Planning Legislation. I believe he is taking the wrong route with his 2009 Act. It is often said that if the Dutch lived in Ireland they would feed the world, while if the Irish lived in the Netherlands they would drown. Anybody […]
Travel Tax
The Fine Gael party last week introduced a motion under Private Members time to abolish the disasterously counterproductive Travel Tax introduced in the Oct 2008 budget. The Government are to stand by this Tax, making them almost unique in Europe in their disadvantaging the possibility of a meaningful recovery of our important Tourism business. The […]
DAA Proposal senseless while Travel Tax remains
There are reports that the DAA is considering charging passengers directly for using Shannon Airport. The proposal would see passengers paying the airport manager directly for using Shannon Airport. It remains to be seen whether or not the proposal would result in cheaper flights from Shannon for passengers, or cheaper flight costs for the airlines […]